Finalists named for 5th District spot

Governor to pick Beacham's replacement

8:32 PM,
Dec. 4, 2012

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The list of candidates to replace 5th District Court Judge G. Rand Beacham has been narrowed to five people.

The 5th District Judicial Nominating Commission interviewed nine potential candidates last week in St. George and narrowed the list to those who will be forwarded to Gov. Gary Herbert.

The finalists are: Assistant Utah Attorney General David Michael Carter; Washington County Justice Court Judge Paul E. Dame; St. George attorney Michael F. Leavitt; Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard D. McKelvie; and Jeffrey C. Wilcox, a partner in a St. George law firm. ...